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Originally Posted by tecoyah
If the Congress no longer has the ability to investigate, and hold the Executive accountable we no longer have even the semblance of a republic.
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Congress continues and will continue to have the ability to investigate and hold the Executive accountable. They just need to be clear on what they are investigating. From Washington Post quote in the OP we have the following:
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The committee wants documents that might shed light on internal disputes within the administration over the legality of the program.
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Why do they care about internal disputes?
It should be clear - if they think the Executive branch abused its power they should proceed on that basis, they should have people present evidence of that abuse, come to a conclusion, and take corrective action. I simply wonder why they make these things more complicated than they need to be. Actually, I have my suspensions - but I will keep them to myself for now.